Quant Quiz on "MIXED" for SSC CGL 2016

1. Vishal spent 25% of his monthly salary on food, 20% of remaining amount on house rent, and 8% of remaining amount on cloths. Now he is with Rs. 6624. How much amount he spent on cloths?
a) Rs 884
b) Rs 778
c) Rs 712
d) Rs 576

2.The population of a city increases by 4% per year but due to migration it decreases by 1% per years. What will be the percentage increase in population in 3 years?
a) 9%
b) 9.27%
c) 27%
d) 12%

3.The ratio of the present ages of Ram and Rahim is 3 : 2. The ratio of the present ages of Rahim and Aman is 5 : 2. What is the ratio of the present ages of Ram and Aman?
a) 4 : 15
b) 15 : 4
c)  9 : 5
d) Cannot be determined

4. A bullock-cart travels 24 kilometers in 3 hours and an another bullock-cart travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours. What will be the ratio of their speeds?
a) 2 : 15
b) 1 : 15
c) 2 : 13
d) 3 : 2

5. ‘A’ can do a work in 40 days. ‘B’ takes 60 days to complete it. ‘C’ takes as long as ‘A’ and ‘B’ would take working together. How long will it take A, B & C to complete the work together?
a) 12 days
b) 15 days
c) 20 days
d) 24 days

6. Ashok had taken some loan from Mukesh on simple interest of 22% per annum. After 3 years he returned the loan and the interest paying Rs. 33200. How much interest did he pay?
a) Rs. 12200
b) Rs. 13500
c) Rs. 13200
d) Rs. 1320

 8. X, Y and Z had taken a dinner together. The cost of the meal of Z was 20% more than that of Y and the cost of the meal of X was 5/6 as much as the cost of the meal of Z. If y paid Rs. 100, then what was the total amount that all three of them had paid?

(a) Rs. 285 

(b) Rs. 300

(c) Rs. 355

(d) Rs. 320

9. On children’s Day, sweets were to be equally distributed amongst 300 children. But on that particular day 50 children remained absent, hence each child got one extra sweet. How many sweets were distributed?

(a) 1450 

(b) 1700

(c) 1500

(d) 1650 

10. In a two-digit positive number, the unit digit is equal to the square of ten’s digit. The difference between the original number and the number formed by interchanging the digits is 54. What is 40% of the original number?

(a) 64 

(b) 73

(c) 84

(d) None of the above

11. In a regular week, there are 5 working days and for each day, the working hours are 8. A man gets Rs. 2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs. 3.20 per hours for overtime. If he earns Rs. 432 in 4 weeks, then how many hours does he work for?

A.160

B.175

C.180

D.195

12. David gets on the elevator at the 11th floor of a building and rides up at the rate of 57 floors per minute. At the same time, Albert gets on an elevator at the 51st floor of the same building and rides down at the rate of 63 floors per minute. If they continue travelling at these rates, then at which floor will their paths cross?

A.19

B.28

C.30

D.37

13. A library has an average of 510 visitors on Sundays and 240 on other days. The average number of visitors per day in a month of 30 days beginning with a Sunday is:

A.250

B.276

C.280

D.285

14. A student's marks were wrongly entered as 83 instead of 63. Due to that the average marks for the class got increased by half (1/2). The number of students in the class is:

A.10

B.20

C.40

D.73

15. Six litres of a 20% solution of alcohol in water are mixed with 4 litres of a 60% solution of alcohol in water. Find the percentage of alcohol in the mixture.

(a) 80

(b) 40

(c) 36

(d) 48